Career Development
Seven young professionals were selected to represent SPE at the 2026 Emerging Leaders Alliance Conference.
A global portal to collaboration and growth, the Student Chapter Development Workshop connects SPE student chapters worldwide to exchange knowledge and learn from industry experts, all under the 2026 theme of catalyzing carbon management innovation.
Brittany N. Cole offers career advice on how new graduates can avoid the “busy but ineffective” trap, prioritize high-impact work, and build strategic value in their first 90 days to accelerate long-term career growth in an AI-driven workforce.
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Steven Farris of Apache Corporation shares his industry experience and offers advice to young professionals entering the oil and gas industry. -
Technical skills aren't sufficient for success. Professionals also need to acquire the soft skills that will facilitate their growth within the industry.
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2015 SPE President Helge Hove Haldorsen reveals the eight dimensions to focus on in plotting your way to career success.
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Talent & Technology: Soft Competency Development as a Global Challenge Soft competencies provide individuals with the ability to manage social, cultural, technical, and environmental expectations.
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Vivek Sharma, well engineering services manager, Halliburton Consulting Asia Pacific region, gives insight into his career and the industry's future.
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As the age of industry workers is shifting, companies are having to rethink their staffing approaches, focusing more on diversity and on leadership training. They also need to address knowledge transfer mechanisms.
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A center for peace, hope, diplomacy—and oil and gas: The Hague, Netherlands.
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Bob Dudley, BP's chief executive, talks about his career and what it's like leading one of the industry's most talked-about companies.
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What is it like to be an oil and gas social media professional? According to Olivia Harting and Erika Conner, social media leaders at Chevron, it's fast-paced, complex, challenging, global, and requires constant learning.
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Ten life lessons to help you excel—now and for the rest of your career.
